Cotton-chopper.



M. A. lNES.

COTTON' CHOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I3, 1917; l Aug. 6, 4 SHEETS-SHEET L H g l M. A. JONES.

COTTON CHORPER.

APPucATloN FILED Nov. I3. 1917.

1,274,718. Pf.t@nte.1Aug,6,191s.

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Maaik/Llp", mmm s.

M. A. IONES.

COTTON CHOPPER. APPLICATION FILED Nov. pa, 1911. v

' Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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- xlil M. AJONES.

COTTON CHOPPER.

APPLICATION lFILED Nov. la, |911.

Patented Aug; 6, 1918.

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e lgure l'is afeideelevationf my iin- 30 f 1'cludfmg'an` archedfaxle iuponthe en sf 50 i i i-I plates, may beSeeuredt'o the"k hounds Sf-and zn/Immun, JoNEs',joF MeREGoRQTEXsQ rateiitei ugfe, 1.918"-l Appiition med November 13,1917; 'seriauiozolze n f To azzwkom'imaycmm! 1Bev` it 'known fthat 1,*MRTIN-A.' JONES, a citizlenfef the Unite'dyStates, residing-at Mc- Gregor, `iiithe bounty fof M' cLennan` and State 0f-Texas, have invented ycertain new and f 'usefulv- Improvementsf in I "Cottonj-ChopA of vwech the 'following weer# My 'invention relates ff-tol 'cotton i chopper atta manufacture, arid increasev the eiii'eiency of -ftaehmentsnff' e "f My; inventionisfillustrated in the accom-` panyirig'dravvingfs, inv which;-

' provedotton fpchop'per in' 'position kupon a cltivator'fram 1f( 'i *Eig 21is'afplanvievv'ofthesameg fff'jFig. .Sie 'afi-ear elevation? *,Figi {aiperepectiveview of the c' opper attachment f removed `from the cultivatorl *"Figi isya*detail"vertical Section on the line"5;;5iof'Fig. 2L` y Y f' vTheeultivator may be ofiany 'Well-known' or preferredtype and in' the accompanying draWingsI-ihave-'shovvn onlyfo much there- Whit'zh"arevmounted 'the ground Wheels Q Land ltofwhichE are Secured the ear'ends'of hounds 31 lwhich*'converge{forwardly'andhavetheir frontends'sec-redto a dratlfpol'e dr tongue ing 'attachment tfofthe eultivator frame,

I; employa main frame" 5 which is preferably i'ectangular-'and may be fa Si'ngleinte1` gral structure; The frnt'fandfrearf bars of this-main iframe-'fare providedv With Vlongitu-j dinal fslot'sf 26 near V"their er1-de an'd upon vthe oiterfside's ofthe saidlarsv are fitted extension iplate`s`-6r'bars"7*vvhichgcarry b olt'sv 8 adapted to extend through the saidijslot's.

through 'the barst 7 and lthesaid bare are thus adju'stably securedfuponi'thefront and' rear bars? `of the mai'n frame' Veo that fthe hangers 10," Which are'secured to`-the Said extension adjusted 'tof'r thefs'amel "so'f that Whatever the tvidthff the cultivator i frame may l'befrny -virnroved 'cottoiehopper may beeasily 'rsecured4 to theL 'sarriefV It is, o f course, obvious that -lifA Ethje"cultivator fframe is iofglaborma] alimentsfreuitivatoriad 'seeks 1;@ sim-r '1 plify the construction, reduce `the-cost' of frein the endsfof Said Y preferably formedfntegral l'theievvith- Atv Width the! extension plates-l may be rso ad-V justedas to `project beyond the ende'of the main-frame and if thefh'oundeof the cul tvator framefare so fclose together that they Vpass over the' main frame 5,' as'fshowninrFig.

2,'fthe'extension plates may,if preferred, be f omitted and. they hangers secured directly to the lmain'frame of the chopper-attachment. Extending betvveen'rythefront fand' rear bars of the Inainffr'ame' `5, yatthe jcenter" thereof, f iS- a vertijalframe' `comprising a: longitudinal barlil-l aird Standards? 12 depending longitudinale@ and longitudinalitopl bar 1l are-glateral-flugsjll and' transvereeang'es 15' extendingthe full Width oflthesaidflugs andthefbar 11,5tlhe :said-lugs` let' andfan'ges' 15` forming an Yoverhangingcap which Willt'against the inner face of the! front or rearbar of the main framer 5 andl rest upnthe upper'edgeof'said bar-.Ev YBolts 16-Yinsertedf through the'lugs l14 an'df thejadj acentbarof the main .frame lsecurethevertica-l 1frame rigidly tothe main f ners" 'of the; main 'frame 5 'downwardlyfto the lugs'y @or feet- 113 ,and l'- have ytheir `lovver ends lfjer'itE te' #extend undery the'fs'aidl# lugs' and are soil ` franiefwithbthe standards l2fjdepending v seeumdsigidiy*thereto'bytolts 1e inserted through th'elug'sfand the extremities of the f brace, ias shown 'in lullig.'Y lffandas Will be readily 1 understood," the" upper ende' of" the braces being securedto the'end barsof the inain frame 5k asy illustrated; `A'strong, sini-'- ple anddurable" Supporting` frame is ,thusv v.provi'devl Whichfmay `vbek readily attached to the Vcultivator 'frame by anv unskilled person. #Against one vside'of the 'standards 12, I

place a vertically` movable frarnexconsipsting offthe longitudinal Vbars;

19land the vertical' barsy 20 Yconnecting thesa'id ylongitudinal horizontal '.loarsv 19y near' the 'eidsf thereof, the

or elipsl :which passarou'iid the Standards 12st) asten hold the vertially movable frame and veasily when n thereto-and eonstitute'guidet 'prevent-rock- Y against the standards.-1-.Uponittheolmain'1 frame or the cap plate at the rear end of ing movement of the vertically movable tranneA and also as retainers to hold the saidfi'ame the bar l1, I secure a post 22 havingtaseg# mental rook 23. at this oppor oooh. ooolopon.. thel said'postl is 'ulcruni'ed' a hand-lever 24" equipped With o letoli ,taoflenteelatoengagea the rack and thereby hold the lever in a set positioiimfx The 1 lotion or. froiitteiida of. @said leve1s ooiiiiootedewitli itliefftonyloar; 19 ol.' the 1 vertically @notable flame .by linkg.

- So.tliatiiioiiipulotioii-ofthe lever-Willioodiln Set the. i;ertioollyx movable fremein afdesiied. positioiienfl tlieeby 1egolate-theucleptlnof, tlieeutol the @hoppen bladetor lift. tlieiastiiol lolodeuto; Suche position ,tliatit twill; clean 1- theV .plante emol. not out.: through the;

Deneiitli-.iigiomthe .loweimedgei of `the lower. .loon oiibeani, J9. are booting; members .2T iii 4Wliielii .the elifaeperA tsliefti- 2,8 rests, offttl elia-ft, being @quipped with la., :beveled initie 1- ioii QQfetitS-tiootoiidtoml Witlifo otenltitlisk.

i tlieloeoriiigfmeiiiloers 2 by eepsltitted over the eliaftsaiid npoiiftlie seid beafiingtineinliers and lioltetlttlieieto.: in .a.Wellelnioniiamone nel?. 2Tliepi1iion29 fnieslioefwith asimilar pin-ion@ .32 v:on lthe lower. end; of. avertieally disposed sliattf. 33511 and saith .eliatt 1S4 out@ portedtat its lower. end-iii abetting Sli prov vided on 1the `lowerl han 2191,.- Thei hun, of; .the piiioiil 3.2l extends. .l1 through -tlie bearing? 3lA and talstopileollan- .is Seouresloitlthenppen eiideof- Soid blulotto liolslxtloeil-Sameagonist dropping through the;bearing, and gto'prevent loteial osoillotioifi.; 4ftliergeotolii A.tlie :beating- The sliaftf- 33de Splineclwitliintlier hulaiof tliet-piiiioli 32 So. Ithat; the, Vvertical moveiiient. of the` pinion audits liulo v Witli ltlie:lveitioallyi movable trame y.willeloe-aoco.minod,tilted.: with-1. out necessitating a vdisasseniblng ofwthe shaft andy thepiniona; The fiipperendmo 1 ing shaft il extends.;tnansversely;,overwthe niain fra-Dae. 5A and; at one end :.carriesi.- .a sprocket p1n1on-l2 -arotnndaWhiohl t and.; asprooket Wheel ALB, ifasthjto the) adjacent glmnnd Wheel 32,: is traineoLlai sproeletmhan 4t .,Tlie piiiionwtQ si,-o=-couizsez-, disposed laterally beyond.. the tend ot the.v main @frame 5 ondltliovsliotl: 41 'isfjou-ineled iii albeairingl 45' :provislool upon the/.adjacent .ei-1d :member l of-tliefstiid meinftromea iA biooeflxmenalso be provideolfhoiiiig, tits rear. elioltseouredi to the `axle)--11-o r.1 ;l.1i,t.s iront enel providedzwth an eye or hearing 47 through' which `the shaft may pass. The opposite end of the driving -shaftiistsplined-Within a sleeve 48 Which constitutesthe hub of a sprocket pinion [L9 havinga chain 50 trained around the same, the 70 said` chanalso passing around sprocket VWheel 'fast with the adjacent groundfWl-ieel V A..flhe3-sleeve,fl-5isiournaled in a bearing 52 upon the adjacent end bar of the main frame 5, and o braeeoiiiiilaitttotheloiaoel iiioylbefpiovidetlfatlthis Sid ofthe-leerme s will .be lreatlily .lindeoitootltk ,Thefbire will sonnent-.the extentie-,drones of; the, ing :.Slialtieiifl Awill be teadflyiuliflerstooe. t

that` loy` having the driving ashotefeplinest 80 withintlieholi t niiet the @leere-24:8.ftlieawoifk--f ing length of the shaft may be increased; or: ,eli.inziiiiielie.cl.;fSo.-v .tliotatlie attaohmaiitfiiioy beoeaolilyf. ,odiuetefltto oultivoff-orf.ot ff anymidthg, u 85 The, Ifineaiaef @l oli-.tliefopnet longitudinal; bar 19 is constructed With.an. up3turi (lk-eigei trentini oonstituting i f' .brtioltototo which is secured theinn nd of (awlatelallyfegr. L tendine Sopnoitirtt, L.eroi-1 @54a The etten-vextreiiiity otffatliet-.Soitl ariiatil'is; ttiriieafreo-r@ Wardly as shown at 55, aiidfa-noscillatoyy; bei' 56 lies-its oiiteis on,elfiiiintally*4 attached; to the extremity oitliehsupporting .airrrLm'l-he ,V, iniienetid.- ot" .thistboraois nivotefl' tio.y the es tipnenetol olltheeliaiik :.twliioli islnigvo'tolln mounted between its ends upon thetvngrist; Pili 18 ooitied loyotlio. otoolttdisl: 30- 'l`he chopper shank 57 is, of oourse equipped witlifalola-de-viabito loiterfaeiide; liitier- 100 mediatel its.: enfle, theonnottiiigiotreilf oor@ rieoffaf eeneififliiiglorooketall Y.itliioliaproie. oto reoineidly it'S lowotfeiitlffaiitl unoiiltlie saidelowenendiso.goilel fonthevilotatoxa ormlt, the mid;lgtiiftloJoehoeillliotitlteotlosr 105 e oyliotltieolpoattlitwiiie Slots f6.2 etE diemet: iii-Cella? opnositoanoints- -tlirotiehtmhielinthe boli-Passea e sptinef iSftliSpoSefl-imitlia in theooidfetifide-below the bateo .asf tolieatA against tlie .iitlottsideaof .theebatfas clearly; slioniiiii lee- .This .Splingaloy :its ax-. poiieoiimilli' aid in intuitive-tothe botto and, Williolso toot .es o Coeli-ion to overcome-posse ble .eliookf at? the lonetteodsof the; moifeiiientfoftheasoidfborffso that theffworlo iliiposesleonoiittlie @hoppenshaft willfbe lgle.teiietlltitiolftlie @hoppen blade: dr 'with It .isftliought tlil opeiationl-aneadvantages 12o of niyfimnisoneol.;attaohnieiitnillbe toad-ily: uiitleiietootlf .fromx the:fdoregoingtdesointion taken. .nto Connection'. wit-li gthef-.aecoiopanyn ino yravirings, @The iconstnuetionmof.;the l,.-

frame iS-.lsnoh that allnnnooessaryaparts ,are oliminetedffaiid.; theachoppenosliattt wi-1kb@ Soppoiteclgso tl.. it;-mayaaiotatel easilyaand W1.ll.be disposed: in 1 the .centrale line) Die thef oultiaatoiefeotes to .be ,direetlyeover tha-.row otplantsgto-.beithinned- @The aerticfallyimoa 13o from a cultivator frame by an unskilled per son and may bevvery easily adjusted to cultivators of an width. The splined connection between t e vertical transmission shaft 32 and the pinion 33 at the lower end of the same will insure a transmission of power to the chopper shaft at whatever height it may be set and will also permit a ready vertical adjustment of the chopper-carrying frame.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. In a chopper attachment for cultivators,

the combination of a main frame, a choppercarrying frame slidably mounted Y, on the main frame, a rlateral supporting arm se-' cured to the chopper-carrying frame, a chopper shaft mounted upon the chopper-carrying frame, means for rotating said shaft, a chopper shank driven by the said shaft, a vibratory bar pivoted atv its outer end to the outer end of thelateral supporting arm and `at its inner end to the upper end of said shank, and a guide for said bar on said arm.

2. In a chopper attachment for a cultivator, the combination of a supporting frame,

ka chopper-carrying frame mounted on the supporting frame, a chopper shaft mounted upon the chopper-carrying frame, means for rotating said shaft, a supporting arm se-V cured to andk extending laterally from the rearend of .the chopper-carrying frame, a chopper shank operatively connected with vthe chopper shaft, a vibratory bar pivoted at its outer end to the outer end of the lateral supporting arm and at its inner Vend to the upper end of said shank, and a buier for said bar disposed below the same and carried by said supporting arm.

3. In a chopper ,attachment for cultivators, the combination of a supporting frame, a chopper-carrying frame on the supporting frame, a chopperk shaft mounted on said chopper frame, means for rotating said shaft, ar chopper shank operatively connected with said shaft, a supporting arm secured :tok andV extending laterally from the chopper-carrying frame, a vibratory bar pivoted at its outer end to the outer end of said arm and at its inner end to the upper end ofthe chopper shank, a bracket secured to and depending from said lateral arm, a tubular guide on said bracket provided with vertical slots to receive said Vibratory bar, and a coiled spring housed by said guide and bearing against the under side of the vibratory bar.

4. A chopperattachment for cultivators i comprising a supporting frame, bearings on the top of said frame and atI the ends there-y of, a chopper shaft supported atthe center of the frame andon the lower portion thereof, a transmission shaft geared to the chopper shaft and disposed vertically uponthe supporting frame, a pinion journaled upon the supporting frame at the center thereof and geared to the upper end of said transmission shaft, a sleeve journaled in the bearing at one, end ofthe supporting frame, a sprocket on the outer end of said sleeve, a drivin shaft splined in said sleeve and in the hu of the pinion at the center of the frame and journaled in the bearing on the frame at the side of the sameremote from said sleeve, asprocket pinion on the end of said driving shaft, and means for operatively connecting said pinion and the firstmentioned sprocket pinion with the ground wheels of a cultivator.

5. In a chopper attachment for cultivators the combination of a main frame, a vertic'ally disposed' frame consisting of a longitudinal bar and standards ydepending from the ends of said bar, cap plates at the Vends ofsaid bar fitting against and resting on the `front'and rear sides of the main frame, braces secured at their upper ends to the corners of said frame and at their lower ends to the lower ends of the said standards, a vertically movable frame slidably mounted on the said standards, a chopper carried by said vertically movable frame, and means for operating said chopper.

In testimony whereof I aiiix myv signature.

` MARTIN A. JONES.v [as] p Copies ofvthis patent may be obtained for ve kcents each, by addressing kthe,(}nmmissioner of Patents, Y v t Washington, D. C. n 

